Paulo Tiefenthaler

Stories of Samba (2024)

At a bar table, old samba singer and composer Adoniran Barbosa tells a young waiter stories about a São Paulo that no longer exists. He fondly remembers the maloca where he lived with Joca and Mato Grosso, their passion for Iracema and other characters et ...

Ritmo de Natal (2023)

Larica Total: 10 Anos Depois (2022)

Ten years after the last season, those responsible for one of the most watched series on Canal Brasil meet again to tell stories and, of course, produce a guerrilla recipe by culinary master Paulo de Oliveira. ...

The Edge of Theocracy (2020)

Jesus life and work goes through rumors, conspiracies, injuries, friendship and fanaticism. An emblematic figure of the 1st century, Jesus was a charismatic leader, but he faced many trials. ...

Subsolo (2020)

Three friends attend the same gym every day in search of their ideals of bodies. Despite assiduous, they live with the frustrating slips that happen away from the tracks, turning the gears of an endless cycle. ...

Borderless Love (2019)

Borderless Love is a romantic comedy about two couples - Pedro and Joana, Brazilians; Martin and Pilar, Argentines - involved in an involuntary couples exchange. Pedro and Joana turn a blind eye to each other's infidelity. Their daughter, Paula, a jealous ...

Jules and Dolores (2016)

On December 19th, 1983, the dream was taken away. The most coveted trophy of all time, the Jules Rimet Cup disappeared from the headquarters of CBF, the Brazilian Football Association. Let me explain: every 4 years FIFA holds a Football World Cup. Back the ...

Mulheres no Poder (2016)

A corrupt senator, Maria Pilar sees a great opportunity to win in the bidding process for the Brasil Brasileiro project. After contacting Minister Ivone Feitosa in search of more information, Maria is told to talk to the ministry's executive secretary, Mad ...

A Noite da Virada (2014)

Ana and Duda, a couple who's in the verge of taking a break from their marriage, throw a New Year's party at their house. The party gets overcrowded with all kinds of people, and it's in the bathroom that most things will happen between them both and many ...

Rio em Chamas (2014)

A omnibus film about protests in Rio de Janeiro during 2013. ...

Trinta (2013)

Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor. ...

A Wolf at the Door (2013)

Love turns to hate and panic breeds suspicion as two parents deal with the kidnapping of their child. ...

Aluga-se (2012)

How much does urban space influence our interior space? ...

O Plantador de Quiabos (2010)

The Inventor of Dreams (2010)

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s. ...

Orfeu (1999)

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives. ...